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LAYING THE KEEL
MAY 2019
THE SAILOR'S CREED I AM A UNITED STATES SAILOR. I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THOSE APPOINTED OVER ME. I REPRESENT THE FIGHTING SPIRIT OF THE NAVY AND THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE ME TO DEFEND FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD. I PROUDLY SERVE MY COUNTRY'S NAVY COMBAT TEAM WITH HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT. I AM COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND THE FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL.
INTRODUCTION
As our Navy grows and evolves to protect America's interests in a fast paced, more complex and
increasingly competitive environment, more will be expected and demanded from its Enlisted Leaders
at all levels.
Today, we are the strongest Navy in the world by any measure – we have the most capable ships, the
best equipment, and more importantly the finest Sailors. Petty Officers have been demonstrating
technical competence and devotion to duty in our Navy since 1775. Just as our capital assets,
procedures, policies and technology have evolved over the course of our history, so has the process to
develop effective leadership qualities that address the challenges our Sailors face. Our Sailors
today are recognized worldwide in their distinct ability to overcome adversity, courageously face
challenges and accomplish our Navy's mission as the world's most well trained and combat ready
force.
The Navy the Nation Needs will require our Enlisted Leaders to be continuously flexible, more
innovative and confident in achieving operational excellence in tougher and more challenging
environments. As our Sailors operate on all domains, from the sea floor to space, their daily duties,
mission and challenges are unique. however, they must be united in their understanding of expectations
and obligations to develop their skills from technical proficiency to leadership. character
development and adherence to our Ethos must be reinforced periodically throughout a Sailor's career
by applying challenge, training, education, and accountability. through experience and a deliberate
leadership development process that points to our true north, the U.S. Navy remains the best in the
world with the brightest and most capable people defending our nation.
Our Navy cannot build the framework for leadership development without first "Laying the Keel." As
our future Enlisted Leaders proceed from the stern to the bow over the course of their careers,
marking each milestone, they are building the Backbone of our future Navy that is enduring and deeply
connected to the Heritage of those that have gone before us.
LAYING THE KEEL – DEVELOPING THE BACKBONE OF OUR NAVY:
Formal courses set the foundation for career long learning. This foundation is formed by a series
of short duration, high impact, advanced learning experiences, that focus on: Character,
Ethics, Leadership, the Profession of Arms, Self-Awareness, and Decision Making, facilitated by
trained and certified Senior Enlisted Leaders.
SAILOR 360: Allows us to continue the growth and development conversation through a command
owned and managed program. Building on the concepts learned in the foundational courses, this
flexible, command specific approach is designed to be inclusive of all ranks.
Continuous Coaching, mentoring and advocacy will produce Sailors that are ready to be initiated
into the ranks of the Chief Petty Officer. Teaching to our CPO Creed during initiation gives us the
ability to align every Chief to the ideals and expectations of the CPO Mess.
THE COURSE OF ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPING ENLISTED LEADERS IS AN EVOLVING PROCESS. 125 YEARS AGO, THE NAVY TOOK A MAJOR STEP BY
CREATING CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS TO PROVIDE ENLISTED LEADERSHIP AND BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OFFICERS
AND ENLISTED. ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ON A STEADY COURSE OF FORGING BETTER, MORE
COMPETENT AND CAPABLE ENLISTED LEADERS WITH EACH GENERATION – GIVING THE U.S. NAVY AN ENDURING
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OVER ITS ADVERSARIES.
1970S 1985-1988
1940S PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT MCPON PLACKETT EMPHASIZES
SAILORS MUST COMPLETE A REQUIREMENT (PARS) FIRST PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO
TRAINING COURSE AND MENTIONED. SAILORS MUST REMOLD SENIOR ENLISTED
EXAMINATIONS FOR NEXT RATE DEMONSTRATE SKILLS AND ABILITIES STRUCTURE. CPO INDOCTRINATION IS
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION INTRODUCED
JANUARY 8, 1885
NAVY CLASSES ENLISTED PERSONNEL 1958 1973
AS FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD CLASS PUBLIC LAW 85-422 MCPON WHITTET ANNOUNCES
PETTY OFFICERS, AND AS SEAMAN ESTABLISHES E-8 AND E-9 ESTABLISHMENT OF CPO
FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD CLASS FOR CLASSIFICATIONS SELECTION BOARD
NON PETTY OFFICER
APRIL 1, 1893 1967
1981
ESTABLISHMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
THE SENIOR ENLISTED
CPO CLASSIFICATION OFFICE OF THE MASTER CHIEF
ACADEMY OPENS
PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY
1950S
SAILORS MUST COMPLETE
1971
“PERFORMANCE TESTS AND PRACTICAL
ADVISORY BOARD BEGINS SENIOR
FACTORS AS REQUIRED BY LOCALLY
ENLISTED LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
PREPARED CHECKOFFS” AS ONE FACTOR
FOR ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT
E-7 TO E-9
E-6 AND JUNIORN
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S
2008
2001 PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE LAUNCHES SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE
PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL (PO1SLC) LAUNCHES TO PROVIDE
MILITARY EDUCATION (PPME) COURSE “JUST-IN-TIME” LEADERSHIP TRAINING
FOR THE NAVY’S NEWEST FIRST
CLASS PETTY OFFICERS
1994 2006
NAVY PROMULGATES NEW LEADERSHIP PETTY OFFICER INDOCTRINATION WITH APRIL 24, 2018
DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM DESIGNED PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE LAYING THE KEEL IS RELEASED.
TO PROVIDE FORMAL, CONSISTENT AND LEADERSHIP COURSE (POSLC) SAILOR 360: CONTINUE THE
PROGRESSIVE TRAINING TO ALL HANDS LAUNCHES, FOR NEWLY CONVERSATION AND CPO
AT KEY POINTS IN THEIR CAREERS SELECTED E-4S INITIATION ARE INTRODUCED.
1990S
NAVY LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT 2006
2011 COURSES
PROGRAM (NAVLEAD) CPO LEADERSHIP COURSE (CPOLC) 2011
CPO 365 TO
TRAIN SAILORS IS INTRODUCED
APPLY SPECIFIC DEVELOPED TO REPLACE CPO 365 IS INTRODUCED
LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN VARIOUS CPO INDOCTRINATION.
WORKPLACE SITUATIONS.
2001 2007
CMC CONFERENCE HELD TO INTRODUCE PETTY OFFICER SECOND MAY 2019
CPO 21: BUILDING THE CPO & THE CPO CLASS LEADERSHIP COURSE LAYING THE KEEL UPDATED
MESS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (PO2SLC) LAUNCHESFOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
OUR NAVY REQUIRES ENLISTED LEADERS WHO ARE FLEXIBLE, INNOVATIVE AND CONFIDENT. SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS ACROSS
THE FLEET HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A “CHARACTER FOCUSED” LEARNING CONTINUUM FOR OUR ENLISTED FORCE.
THIS TRAINING, WHICH BEGINS WITH FOUNDATIONAL COURSES, PLACES A PREMIUM ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
THROUGH EXPERT USE OF CHALLENGE, ADVERSITY, FEEDBACK, AND MENTORING.
THE ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT CONTINUUM (ELD) WILL ULTIMATELY REPLACE THE INDOCTRINATION COURSES
PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED WHEN SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT. RATHER THAN BEING EVENT DRIVEN, ELD INTEGRATES TRAINING
THROUGHOUT THE SAILOR’S ENTIRE ENLISTED CAREER. BY INVESTING IN OUR ENLISTED LEADERS CONTINUOUSLY, WE DRIVE
EACH LEADER CLOSER TO HIS OR HER THEORETICAL LIMITS OF PERFORMANCE.
COURSES ARE INTENSELY INTERACTIVE AND ARE FACILITATED BY A CADRE OF INSTRUCTORS TRAINED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
NAVY LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS CENTER. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO BE DELIVERED IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CLOSE TO THE
WATERFRONT OR FLIGHT LINE, BRINGING THE TRAINING TO THE SAILOR ON THE DECKPLATES. THIS HYBRID DELIVERY MODEL
ENSURES QUALITY, FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THESE SHORT DURATION, HIGH-IMPACT ADVANCED LEARNING
EXPERIENCES.
LONG STORY SHORT? FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING COURSES:
FOCUS ON CHARACTER, ETHICS, SELF-AWARENESS, DECISION MAKING AND LEADERSHIP
OCCUR AT APPROPRIATE REGULAR INTERVALS THROUGHOUT A SAILOR'S CAREER
DELIVERED OFF-SITE, CLOSE TO THE WATERFRONT OR FLIGHT LINE
SHORT DURATION, HIGH-IMPACT ADVANCED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
VIGOROUS INVESTMENT IN AN SAILOR'S DEVELOPMENT
DEP NMT FLDC (E-3 & e-4) ILDC (E-5) ALDC (E-6) CPOLDC
ALDC (E-6)
(E-7)SEA CMC/COB ELS NSLS STS
THIS FORMAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING IS THE CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN
"LAYING THE KEEL" AND STARTS THE GROWTH ENGINE UPON WHICH ENLISTED
LEADERS AND THEIR COMMAND WILL "CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION."NMT/LIFE SKILLS/GMT
(ACCESSION TRAINING)
FOUNDATIONAL LEADER
DEVELOPMENT COURSE
SELF-STUDY
INTERMEDIATE LEADER
DEVELOPMENT COURSE
ADVANCED LEADER
DEVELOPMENT COURSE
CPO LEADER
DEVELOPMENT COURSE
SENIOR ENLISTED
SAILOR 360
ACADEMY
CMC/COB/COMMAND
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
FEEDBACK
SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER
COACH | MENTOR | ADVOCATE
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
SYMPOSIUM
ON THE JOB
NAVY SENIOR LEADER
SYMPOSIUM
FOUNDATIONAL COURSES
TRAINING
STRATEGIC THINKING
CHARACTER FOCUSED FRAMEWORK
SEMINARSAILOR 360: CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
SAILOR 360 IS AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE, COMMAND-DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
MODELED AFTER PREVIOUS PROGRAMS SUCH AS CPO 365 PHASE 1 AND SCENARIO-BASED STUDIES. COMMANDS HAVE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO TAILOR EXISTING SOURCE MATERIAL TO BEST FIT THEIR OBSERVED NEEDS. EACH COMMAND MUST
LEVERAGE ENLISTED LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF GROWTH THROUGH THE EXPERT USE OF
CHALLENGE, ADVERSITY, FEEDBACK AND MENTORING. EXECUTED SMARTLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, THESE PROGRAMS
CAN SCALE UP ACROSS SEVERAL PEER GROUPS OR DOWN INTO SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS.
THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LEADER DEVELOPMENT ARE DEPICTED IN THE MODEL BELOW. WHEN THESE ELEMENTS
ARE NOT APPLIED FREQUENTLY AT REGULAR INTERVALS, A LEADER’S GROWTH IS STALLED. LEADER DEVELOPMENT
BEGINS WITH ALIGNMENT, CULMINATES WITH FEEDBACK AND BEGINS AGAIN WITH ALIGNMENT. APPLYING THE
ELEMENTS OF THIS 360-DEGREE APPROACH CORRECTLY ENSURES EXPONENTIAL GROWTH.
OPPORTUNITY
CHALLENGE/ADVERSITY
EXPERIMENTATION
TOUGHNESS
FEEDBACK
N COACH, MENTOR, TEACH, TRAIN,
COUNSELING
DEBRIEFS
ADVOCACY
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L R
I A
SELF AWARENESS
G I KNOW THYSELF/BLIND SPOTS
N N SELF REGULATION
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e INTEGRITY
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ETHOS/VISION B C
PROFESSION OF ARMS I A
T T
SERVICE/SACRIFICE S I
OUR TRUE NORTH O
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HABITS
STANDARDS/TRADITIONS
ROUTINES
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR S
TRAINING
SKILLS ACCOUNTABILITY
FORMAL/INFORMAL
BLENDED/SELF-STUDY
EDUCATION
FORMAL/INFORMATION
BLENDED/SELF-STUDYWAYPOINTS SAILOR 360 IS APPLICABLE TO ALL LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION. USING THE COMPASS (ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LEADER DEVELOPMENT), WILL ASSIST IN DEVELOPING FOCUSED OUTCOMES AS WELL AS VARIETY IN SESSION TOPICS. INSTITUTING FEEDBACK MECHANISMS WILL HELP DRIVE A CONTINUOUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE RELEVANT TO EACH PAYGRADE AND/OR THE ASSIGNED DUTIES OF THE SAILORS INVOLVED. SAILOR 360 IS NOT CONFINED TO THE CLASSROOM! COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE CREATIVE WITH THE TRAINING LOCATION, TOPIC, AND ACTIVITY. SAILOR 360 SHOULD ALSO STRESS CONTINUED TECHNICAL COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TO EACH SAILOR, TEAM AND UNIT. LEADERS MUST TAKE OWNERSHIP OF SAILOR 360 IN THEIR ORGANIZATION, AND BE SINGULARLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFE, HIGHLY-PROFESSIONAL AND SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF TRAINING. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, OBJECTIVES, TOPICS AND TRAINING METHODS VARY TO FIT EACH COMMAND. CONTINUE INCORPORATING "BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS" (NAVADMIN 095/18). LEADERS MUST APPROACH EACH SESSION, CONVERSATION, OR ACTIVITY WITH THE MINDSET OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THEIR SAILORS AND THE TEAM. QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS MUST BE VALUED OVER QUANTITY AND FREQUENCY. SAILOR 360 CAN INCLUDE A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTED PER OPNAVINST 6110.1 SERIES. MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND CERTIFIED FITNESS LEADERS, WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL PT ACTIVITIES.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IS A SAILOR REGARDLESS OF RATE, RANK OR POSITION, WE’RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM BOUND BY A SET OF CORE VALUES AND IDEALS THAT POINT TO OUR TRUE NORTH. EACH ONE OF US MUST SET THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT RIGHT LOOKS LIKE THROUGH OUR DAILY ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS -- ON AND OFF DUTY.
cpo initiation guidance
background
IN THE CAREER PROGRESSION OF AN ENLISTED LEADER, BECOMING A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IS THE MOST PROFOUND STEP A
SAILOR WILL TAKE. EACH CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE THAT UNDERGOES INITIATION HAS VISIBLY DEMONSTRATED
SKILLS AND ABILITIES THAT MARKED THEM “BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED," READY FOR THIS GREAT LEAP INTO THE MESS.
FROM OUR ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, WE KNOW THAT MUCH OF OUR EDUCATION, TRAINING, PRACTICE
AND FEEDBACK HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY FOCUSED ON SELF-IMPROVEMENT – ON INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND
ACQUISITION OF TECHNICAL SKILLS.
CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ARE SELFLESS LEADERS WHO ARE EXPLICITLY CHARGED WITH MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND
PROVIDING UNVARNISHED CANDOR TO LEADERSHIP, OUR CHIEFS MUST LEARN AND PRACTICE BUILDING TEAMS OBSESSED
WITH WINNING, LEADING FROM THE FRONT, WITH AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE OF BOTH CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY THAT
MUST BE CAREFULLY GROWN THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CAREER.
OUR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ARE OUR PRINCIPAL LINE LEADERS, SHOULDERING GREATER RESPONSIBILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY THAN THEY COULD HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED. OUR TASK IS TO DRAW THAT POTENTIAL OUT OF THEM, TO
SHOW AND GIVE THEM CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE INDEED CAPABLE, WORTHY, AND PREPARED FOR THIS STEP.
plan of action
OUR NEWEST CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS MUST BE FOCUSED ON TEAM PERFORMANCE AND GOALS AND THEY MUST DE-
EMPHASIZE INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOLADES, PERKS AND REWARDS. THIS ENSURES OUR NEWEST CHIEF PETTY
OFFICERS ARE PREPARED TO SHOULDER EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT, RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRESPONDING
ACCOUNTABILITY, IN ADDITION TO BEING EXPERT TECHNICIANS WHO LEAD DAILY TASKING. AS THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, OUR PROCESS OF INITIATION MUST KEEP PACE. RATHER THAN LOOK BEHIND US AT WHAT WE’VE
ACCOMPLISHED, WE MUST DRAW ON LESSONS LEARNED AND LOOK FORWARD AT WHAT WE NEED TO DEVELOP THE
BASICALLY-TRAINED CHIEF PETTY OFFICER THAT THE NAVY NEEDS TODAY. EVERY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MUST BE
ENGAGED, ALERT, AND ENERGETIC IN THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO
BE SUCCESSFUL.
EVERY ACTION AND PROGRAM SHOULD BE LEVERAGED TO TEACH AND PREPARE OUR NEW CHIEFS TO BE TEAM-BUILDERS WHO
ARE SELFLESSLY FOCUSED ON MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. SELECTEES, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A GROUP, SHOULD BE
CHALLENGED BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, AND THE EVENTS OF A PROGRAM SHOULD BE TAILORED AROUND THE UNIT’S
MISSION. SELECTEES ARE NOT TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED AWAY FROM THEIR COMMANDS FOR THE DURATION OF INITIATION;
THEY SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO SHOULDER THE NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE, EVEN AS THEY MANEUVER AROUND THE SCHEDULE.
THIS WILL PROVIDE A MORE SUBSTANTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON EXPECTATIONS OF “THE CHIEF” AS THEY RELATE TO THE CNO’S
CORE ATTRIBUTES CLEARLY DEFINED IN OUR NAVY’S DESIGN TO MAINTAIN MARITIME SUPERIORITY.”
INITIATIVE: “MORE WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOU, MORE WILL BE DEMANDED OF YOU” AND “CHIEFS BEFORE YOU HAVE
FREELY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BEYOND THE CALL OF PRINTED ASSIGNMENT”
ACCOUNTABILITY: “YOU HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR COMRADES, EVEN AS THEY HAVE A SPECIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU”
INTEGRITY: “IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU BE THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM, THE AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL, THE AUTHORITY
IN PERSONAL RELATIONS AS WELL AS IN TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS”
TOUGHNESS. “HUMBLY ACCEPT CHALLENGE AND ADVERSITY” AND “FORCED TO ENDURE ADVERSITY FAR BEYOND WHAT
HAS THUS FAR BEEN IMPOSED UPON YOU”INITIATION PLANNING INITIATION IS A WELL-CONSTRUCTED AND ORCHESTRATED EXECUTIVE SENIOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. EVERY ASPECT IS INTENDED TO TEACH CPO SELECTEES TO NAVIGATE ADVERSITY, FOSTER A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP, BUILD TEAMWORK, AND TO GROW BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL ASPECTS OF CPO INITIATION RESTS WITH THE CSEL WHO IS SINGULARLY ACCOUNTABLE. THE CSEL WILL BRIEF THE CO AND WARDROOM ON THE PLAN FOR EXECUTION. PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY! CLEARLY DEFINED AND UNDERSTOOD TRAINING OBJECTIVES SHALL BE BRIEFED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ANY INITIATION EVENT. EVERY ASPECT OF INITIATION WILL CHAMPION DIGNITY AND RESPECT. SAFETY AND PROPERLY APPLIED ORM PRINCIPLES WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL EVOLUTIONS. INITIATION WILL COMMENCE UPON THE RELEASE OF THE NAVADMIN ANNOUNCING ACTIVE OR RESERVE E-7 SELECTION BOARD RESULTS. TEACHING TO THE CREED THE CPO CREED IS READ EACH YEAR AT EVERY CPO PINNING CEREMONY. IT'S WHAT NEWLY-PINNED CPOS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR SAILORS, THEIR OFFICERS AND THEIR FELLOW CPOS HEAR AND COME TO UNDERSTAND AS THE IDEALS, VALUES AND EXPECTATIONS OF A CPO. THE PHRASES IN THE CREED ALIGN ALL CPOS AND ENERGIZE THEM TO PROVIDE VIGOROUS LEADERSHIP, ENABLING OUR NAVY TEAM TO FIGHT AND WIN IN ANY ENVIRONMENT – FROM THE SEA FLOOR TO SPACE. DURING INITIATION TRAINING, CPOS WILL EDUCATE AND DEVELOP CPO SELECTEES TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL IDEALS EMBEDDED IN THE CREED USING A PROVIDED CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM CONTAINS SIX MODULES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON NAVY.MIL/MCPON. DESIRED OUTCOME CONFIDENT, YET HUMBLE LEADERS RELENTLESSLY DEDICATED TO THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR TEAMS AND THEMSELVES. DRIVES EXCELLENCE IN LEADING OUR NAVY TEAM FORWARD ACROSS THE OPERATIONAL AND WARFIGHTING COMPETENCIES. "BEING HUMBLE DOESN'T MEAN WE THINK LESS OF OURSELVES, IT JUST MEANS WE THINK MORE OF OTHERS."
KEY ACTIVITIES DURING INITIATION IN ADDITION TO TEACHING TO THE CREED, CPO INITIATION WILL CONTAIN THE SAME TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS EMBRACED FOR YEARS, INCLUDING CPO CHARGE BOOKS, MEET-AND-GREETS, AND A CAPSTONE EVENT FOCUSED ON TEAMWORK AND TOUGHNESS. CPO MESSES MUST OWN THIS PROCESS AND TAP THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL, USING FORMAL AND INFORMAL TRAINING AND TEAM BUILDING METHODS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN CPO SELECTS. CHARGE BOOKS: A PROUD AND TREASURED KEEPSAKE. A LIFELONG LIVING DOCUMENT USED TO PASS ON EXPECTATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES. MEET-AND-GREET AND FAMILY INCLUSION: A CELEBRATORY EVENT TO CONGRATULATE SELECTEES AND FAMILIES, SHORTLY AFTER THE ADVANCEMENT RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED. SETS THE TONE FOR A PROFESSIONAL AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. AS FEASIBLE, INCORPORATE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE NAVY FAMILY FRAMEWORK INTO THE INITIATION PROCESS. CPO SELECTEE FAMILY SYMPOSIUMS/FORUMS ARE BENEFICIAL EVENTS. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: COMPLETION OF THE CPO SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE (CPOSLC) AND TEACHING TO THE CREED ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED DURING INITIATION AND MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION WILL BE EXPECTED FROM THE CPO MESS. PHYSICAL TRAINING. CONDUCTED PER OPNAVINST 6110.1 SERIES, MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND CERTIFIED FITNESS LEADERS WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL PT ACTIVITIES. THE FOCUS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE HOW TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF FITNESS IN AND AROUND THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON OUR NAVY. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A CURRENT PARFQ. THE CPO MESS SHALL ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND MAINTAIN PACE WITH THE SELECTEES. TEAM-BUILDING EVENTS: CPO MESSES SHOULD UNDERTAKE A VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT INFORM ON THE CORE PRACTICES OF NETWORKING, TEAM-BUILDING, TASK AND TEAM MANAGEMENT. EFFORTS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE WARDROOM PARTICIPATION, TO GAIN PERSPECTIVE FROM OFFICERS. NO EVENT SHALL STRIP VITAL RESOURCES AWAY FROM MISSION PRIORITIES. IF IT IS AN ALL- DAY EVENT, STRICT COORDINATION WITH THE CO IS REQUIRED. EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO LIMIT ONE MAJOR TEAM-BUILDING EVENT PER WEEK. CAPSTONE EVENT: MUST NOT EXCEED 18 HOURS AND SLEEP MUST BE A DELIBERATE PART OF THE PLAN. A CULMINATION OF ALL TRAINING PROVIDED DURING CPO INITIATION. LEVERAGING CPO MESS CREATIVITY, THE EVENT MUST GALVANIZE THE ATTRIBUTES OF INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, INITIATIVE AND TOUGHNESS THROUGH PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES. THIS EVENT WILL ENCOMPASS THE IDEALS ROOTED IN THE CPO CREED AND THE NAVY'S CORE VALUES. PINNING CEREMONY: MUST BE CONDUCTED PER NAVY CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS AND REGULATIONS. THE CPO CREED CONTAINED IN “LAYING THE KEEL” SHALL BE READ. PINNING SHOULD NORMALLY OCCUR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CAPSTONE EVENT ON THE 16TH OF SEPT. IN THE EVENT THE 16TH FALLS ON A WEEKEND OR MONDAY, THEN PINNING MAY BE CONDUCTED EARLY ON THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE 16TH, AS DIRECTED BY THE CO. IN THE EVENT A COMMAND'S OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE PREVENTS NORMAL PINNING, NOTIFY THE RESPONSIBLE FLEET MASTER CHIEF, OR OFFICE OF THE MCPON FOR DIRECT REPORT COMMANDS NLT 01 SEPT.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR INITIATION
MISSION FIRST. EVERY SAILOR GOING THROUGH INITIATION IS ASSIGNED PRINCIPAL WORK RESPONSIBILITIES
AND THEY MUST MAINTAIN COURSE. IF THE MESS AND SELECTEES ARE SEEN AS CONSISTENTLY ABSENT FROM
WORK, IT WILL UNDERMINE CONFIDENCE IN THE MESS AND DISADVANTAGE THE COMMAND. THERE SHOULD BE
A BALANCE THAT HELPS CHIEF SELECTEES UNDERSTAND THAT, IN THIS NEW ROLE, MORE WILL INDEED BE
DEMANDED OF THEM, AND THAT THEY WILL RELY ON HOURS OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL WORKDAY TO MEET
EXPECTATIONS.
PARTICIPATION. RESTRICTED TO ACTIVE, RESERVE, AND RETIRED CPOS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED
SERVICE/NATION EQUIVALENTS. WARDROOM PARTICIPATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AS IT HELPS REINFORCE
THE MUTUAL RESPECT AND ADMIRATION BETWEEN OFFICERS AND ENLISTED THAT IS AT THE CORE OF THE NAVY
TEAM.
COMMUNICATIONS. THE CMC/CSEL IS PRINCIPALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL EVENTS THAT
TAKE PLACE UNDER THEIR CHARGE. THE CMC MUST KEEP THEIR CO AND ISIC/TYCOM CSEL INFORMED OF THE
EXECUTION OF INITIATION AND ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE. CMCS/CSELS MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL EVENTS
OR (IN RARE EXCEPTION WHEN REQUIRED) CAREFULLY DELEGATE TO COMPETENT LEADERSHIP FOR OVERSIGHT.
FUNDRAISING. SELECTEES PARTICIPATING IN INITIATION ACTIVITIES WILL NOT FUNDRAISE IN SUPPORT OF NON-
INITIATION EXPENSES. RATHER, THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ASSOCIATIONS
(CPOAS) MAY VOLUNTARILY FUNDRAISE FOR EXPENSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF INITIATION
ACTIVITIES SHOULD NOT REQUIRE FUNDING TO SUSTAIN THEM. IF THERE ARE INITIATION EVENTS THAT REQUIRE
MINIMAL FUNDS FOR EXECUTION, THE RELEVANT CPOA SHOULD LOOK TO EXISTING CPOA FUNDING FIRST. IF
ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING IS NECESSARY DURING INITIATION, FUNDRAISING WILL BE FOCUSED INTERNALLY
TO THE CPO MESS (BY OUR OWN, FOR OUR OWN) THROUGH EVENTS LIKE AN ANCHOR AUCTION OR LUNCH DURING
A TRAINING SESSION/MEETING. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES WILL NOT AIM TO SOLICIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
ADVANCEMENT. COMPLETION OF THE CPO SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE (CPOSLC) OR THE CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER LEADER DEVELOPMENT COURSE (CPOLDC, PENDING RELEASE) AND PASSING BCA/PFA REQUIREMENTS
PER THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT MANUAL BUPERSINST 1430.16 SERIES IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO FROCKING.
SPONSORS. EACH CPO SELECTEE WILL BE ASSIGNED A SPONSOR/ADVOCATE WHO IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN
ALL EVENTS. A CPO'S SPOUSE CAN ALSO BE ASSIGNED TO MENTOR THE CPO SELECTEE'S SPOUSE OR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.
GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE. ANY CPOS NOT FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES WILL BE REMOVED AND,
WHEN NECESSARY, HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE CPO MESS WILL ACTIVELY ENFORCE GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE
WITHIN THEIR PEER GROUP.
SELECTED RESERVISTS (SELRES). PARTICIPATING IN AUTHORIZED TRAINING EVENTS MUST BE IN AN
AUTHORIZED DUTY STATUS UNDER ORDERS. IN ORDER TO ALLOW MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION, SELRES PERSONNEL
(CPOS AND SELECTEES) MAY UTILIZE "NON-PAID ADDITIONAL DRILLS."LIVING DOCUMENT THERE ARE NO GREATER WORDS OF INFLUENCE TO A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER THAN WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE CPO CREED. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CREED, CPOS HAVE CONSISTENTLY REFLECTED ON THESE WORDS, AND IN DOING SO ENSURED EXPECTATIONS REMAINED ALIGNED ACROSS THE WORLD-WIDE CPO MESS. THE CREED IS A LIVING DOCUMENT AND AN EVER EVOLVING ONE AS WELL. IN THE 1990S THE CPO CREED WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS THAT HAD OCCURRED WITHIN THE NAVY OVER THE PREVIOUS 20 YEARS. THE CREED WAS AMENDED TO REFLECT OUR NAVY’S CURRENT VALUES IN ORDER TO SHARPEN THE IDEALS CONTAINED WITHIN AND EMPHASIZE ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN GUIDING CPOS EVERY DAY. INITIATION TRAINING, CULMINATING WITH A "CAPSTONE EVENT" IS SYMBOLIC OF THE STRENGTH OF THE CPO; FOR STRENGTH IS REQUIRED TO FACE DAILY CHALLENGES WITH GRACE AND PASSION. EVERY DAY A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MUST EARN HIS OR HER ANCHORS BY EXPERIENCE, PERFORMANCE, AND TESTING; NEVER FORGETTING – NOT EVEN FOR A SECOND – THE INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE IT IS TO WEAR THE CLOTH OF OUR NATION AND SERVE OUR NAVY AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS. CPOS HUMBLY FACE AND CONQUER ADVERSITY BY LIVING FIRMLY BY THE HIGH IDEALS FORGED IN THE CREED – A COMPASS GUIDING ALL CPOS TO TRUE NORTH. THE CREED CAPTURES AND ALIGNS EXPECTATIONS OF ALL WHO HAVE THE HONOR OF CALLING THEMSELVES "CHIEF."
CPO CREED DURING THE COURSE OF INITIATION, YOU HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO HUMBLY ACCEPT CHALLENGE AND FACE ADVERSITY. THIS YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WITH RARE GOOD GRACE. POINTLESS AS SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES MAY HAVE SEEMED, THERE WERE VALID, TIME-HONORED REASONS BEHIND EACH POINTED BARB. YOUR FAITH IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WAS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME THESE HURDLES. THE GOAL WAS TO INSTILL IN YOU THAT TRUST IS INHERENT WITH THE DONNING OF THE UNIFORM OF A CHIEF. OUR INTENT WAS TO IMPRESS UPON YOU THAT CHALLENGE IS GOOD; A GREAT AND NECESSARY REALITY WHICH CANNOT MAR YOU – WHICH, IN FACT, STRENGTHENS YOU. IN YOUR FUTURE AS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO ENDURE ADVERSITY FAR BEYOND WHAT HAS THUS FAR BEEN IMPOSED UPON YOU. YOU MUST FACE EACH CHALLENGE AND ADVERSITY WITH THE SAME DIGNITY AND GOOD GRACE YOU HAVE ALREADY DEMONSTRATED. BY EXPERIENCE, BY PERFORMANCE, AND BY TESTING, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY – AND ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY – THE RANK OF E7 CARRIES WITH IT UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES YOU ARE EXPECTED TO FULFILL AND BOUND TO OBSERVE. YOUR ENTIRE WAY OF LIFE IS CHANGED. MORE WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOU; MORE WILL BE DEMANDED OF YOU. NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE AN E7, BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOW A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. YOU HAVE NOT MERELY BEEN PROMOTED A PAYGRADE, YOU HAVE JOINED AN EXCLUSIVE FELLOWSHIP AND, AS IN ALL FELLOWSHIPS, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR COMRADES, EVEN AS THEY HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU. THIS IS WHY WE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MAY MAINTAIN WITH PRIDE OUR FEELINGS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ONCE WE HAVE ATTAINED THE POSITION OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES DO NOT APPEAR IN PRINT. THEY HAVE NO OFFICIAL STANDING; THEY CANNOT BE REFERRED TO BY NAME, NUMBER, NOR FILE. THEY HAVE EXISTED FOR OVER 100 YEARS, BECAUSE CHIEFS BEFORE YOU HAVE FREELY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BEYOND THE CALL OF PRINTED ASSIGNMENT. THEIR ACTIONS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE DEMANDED THE RESPECT OF THEIR SENIORS AS WELL AS THEIR JUNIORS. IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU BE THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM, THE AMBASSADOR OF GOOD WILL, THE AUTHORITY IN PERSONAL RELATIONS AS WELL AS IN TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS. “ASK THE CHIEF” IS A HOUSEHOLD PHRASE IN AND OUT OF THE NAVY. YOU ARE THE CHIEF. THE EXALTED POSITION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED — AND THE WORD EXALTED IS USED ADVISEDLY — EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE, CHARACTER, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CHIEFS BEFORE YOU. IT SHALL EXIST ONLY AS LONG AS YOU AND YOUR FELLOW CHIEFS MAINTAIN THESE STANDARDS. IT WAS OUR INTENTION THAT YOU NEVER FORGET THIS DAY. IT WAS OUR INTENTION TO TEST YOU, TO TRY YOU, AND TO ACCEPT YOU. YOUR PERFORMANCE HAS ASSURED US THAT YOU WILL WEAR “THE HAT” WITH THE SAME PRIDE AS YOUR COMRADES IN ARMS BEFORE YOU. WE TAKE A DEEP AND SINCERE PLEASURE IN CLASPING YOUR HAND, AND ACCEPTING YOU AS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
CONCLUSION
AS GREAT POWER COMPETITORS THREATEN THE GLOBAL COMMONS, ENLISTED LEADERS MUST STRENGTHEN OUR NAVY TEAM
FOR THE FUTURE. OUR NAVY WILL MAINTAIN A DECISIVE ADVANTAGE ONLY AS LONG AS IT HAS WORLD-CLASS ENLISTED
LEADERS AS ITS BACKBONE.
WE MUST MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT. AS WE FORTIFY AND BROADEN OUR
APPROACH WITH FORMAL TRAINING, WE MUST ALSO LOOK WITHIN EACH COMMAND FOR ADDITIONAL COMPETENCY AND
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM SETTING. APPROACHING ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT IN
INTEGRATED FASHION WILL STRENGTHEN ENLISTED LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL, ENSURE ALL CPOS ARE ALIGNED AND MORE
UNIFIED THAN EVER IN LEADING THE NAVY TEAM FORWARD, AND EMPOWER CPOS NAVY-WIDE TO DO WHAT CPOS HAVE DONE
BEST FOR THE LAST 125 YEARS – MENTOR, COACH, TEACH AND TRAIN EACH GENERATION OF SAILORS TO BE BETTER LEADERS.
A PROFESSIONAL, FORMAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM REINFORCED BY INNOVATIVE, MEANINGFUL COMMAND-
DEVELOPED TRAINING SUCH AS SAILOR 360 IS HOW COMMAND LEADERS WILL GROW COMPETENCE AND IMPROVE CHARACTER
WHILE INSTILLING INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, INITIATIVE, AND TOUGHNESS IN EVERY SAILOR. THIS INTEGRATED ENLISTED
LEADER TRAINING MODEL MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL DIMENSION OF CAREER PLANNING AND MENTORING.
"DELIBERATE DEVELOPMENT" IS THE FINAL PORTION OF THE ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND IS THE
ACTIVE, DELIBERATE APPROACH OF MENTORING ENLISTED LEADERS TO SET ASPIRATIONAL GOALS, SEEK ADDITIONAL DUTIES
TO EXPAND THEIR BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, AND TO STRIVE FOR DUTY STATIONS TO PROMOTE THEIR
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, OUR NAVY WILL RISE TO MEET ITS CHALLENGES BY DELIBERATELY INVESTING IN AND
FORGING OUR SAILORS TO BE THE ENLISTED LEADERS OUR NAVY NEEDS.
“WE ARE AN INTEGRATED NAVAL FORCE THAT WILL PROVIDE MARITIME DOMINANCE FOR THE NATION. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN
THE FACE OF CURRENT AND EMERGING CHALLENGES, WE MUST RENEW OUR SENSE OF URGENCY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. OUR CORE VALUES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
LEVELS WILL SHAPE OUR CULTURE AND GUIDE OUR ACTIONS.”
- SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RICHARD V. SPENCER
RUSSELL L. SMITH
MCPON
RICHARD P. O'RAWE JAMES M. HONEA RAYMOND D. KEMP, SR. WESLEY K. KOSHOFFER
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